Journalist Hasan Shahriar passes away

Hasan Shahriar, former president of Jatiya Press Club and former executive editor of The Daily Ittefaq, has passed away at a private hospital in Dhaka.

He was 76.

Shahriar breathed his last at about 11:30 am at Impulse Hospital while undergoing treatment there, said Press Club general secretary Elias Khan.

According to family sources, Hasan Shahriar was admitted to the hospital around 1:30 am on Friday with various symptoms of coronavirus, including fever, cough and breathing problem. Later, he was shifted to the intensive care unit of the hospital as his condition deteriorated further.

Hasan Shahriar underwent Covid-19 test a week back but the result came out negative.

Meanwhile, President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Hasan Shahriar.

JPC President Farida Yasmin and General Secretary Elias Khan also expressed deep shock at the death of Shahriar.

Born on April 25, 1946 in Sunamganj, Hasan Shahriar joined the Daily Ittefaq in the 60s and later worked for a number of international media outlets.

He retired from the Daily Ittefaq as its Executive Editor in 2008 after serving the newspaper for a long time in different capacities.

Hasan Shahriar, a confirmed bachelor, was the first editor of the Daily Sun and Chief Editor of Chittagong-based Daily People’s View.

Shahriar also worked as Bangladesh correspondent of international news magazine Newsweek, Khaleej Times, India’s Daily Deccan Herald, The Indian Express and The Asian Age, Pakistan’s Morning News, Dawn and Evening Star.